All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 792
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Supplier article
Why auditing your employee benefit schemes is vital
As such, we’ve developed our latest guide, How to audit your employee benefit schemes, in order to answer your key questions and concerns in the area of protection, health and wellbeing.Aimed at HR professionals, we examine three main areas of a company’s benefit package:Group income protectionGroup life assurancePrivate medical insuranceWe’ll ...
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2% real income growth expected
An average real income growth of around 2% is expected between 2019-2020, according to fiscal watchdog the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR’s Economic and fiscal outlook, published in December 2014, also revealed that this will leave real pay lower in 2019 than it was in 2007.But its wage ...
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Article43% planning pay rises in line with Retail Prices Index
Almost half (43%) of respondents are planning to increase pay in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI), according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The CBI/Accenture Employment trends survey 2014, which questioned 323 businesses employing a combined total of more than 1.25 million workers, also found that 12% ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Connect offers new insights
The event, which will taken place at London’s Lancaster Hotel on 4 March 2015 offers the perfect opportunity for HR, benefits and global reward managers to think ahead and make long-term plans to deliver the best benefits packages and strategies for their organisations.Inspiring keynote sessions, led by minister for pensions ...
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ArticleSeth Russell joins Sky
Sky has appointed Seth Russell head of incentives Russell took up the newly-created role in November. He will be responsible for strategy, design and implementation of staff incentives.He previously held positions at organisations including Three UK, BP, the BBC and Visa.
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ArticleKamila Kalinska joins DigitasLBi
Kamila Kalinska has moved to global marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi as international mobility manager. The newly created role involves developing the organisation’s global mobility programme. Kalinska previously worked as an HR adviser for global mobility at Linklaters and as a global mobility analyst at Unilever before joining DigitasLBi in ...
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OpinionDebra Corey: Global mobility strategy is vital
Our strategy has grown organically, and the team and I will develop our talent as we diversify into new disciplines in new office locations.To expand internationally successfully, organisations must strive to introduce or develop their global mobility schemes. They must ensure these policies are competitive and comprehensive, that they meet ...
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ArticleNeil Parfrey: Are Christmas parties worth the spend?
Actually, no, it’s me growling at anybody who mentions the words ‘Christmas party’.I am a December baby, and for years I have cultivated the image of a Scrooge-like character, stalking the floors, spreading my humbug among my workmates.The reality is different. As a father and a grandfather, I love the ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards entry deadline extended
The Employee Benefits Awards 2015 entry deadline has been extended to Monday 12 January, so there is still plenty of time to submit your entry. Entries will not be accepted beyond this date, so make sure you do not miss out on the chance to win an industry-leading award for ...
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Article40% of City workers expect increased bonus
Around 40% of City workers expect to receive an increased bonus in 2014, according to research by recruitment organisation Astbury Marsden.Its Compensation: Life working series 2014/15, which surveyed 1,468 City workers, found that this is up from 34% that said the same in 2013. Overall, two-thirds (66%) are expecting to ...
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ArticleJapan Airlines staff reject pay offer
Some 82.5% of Japan Airlines’ cabin crew at its Heathrow base have voted to reject a proposed pay offer.Under the airline’s proposed offer, staff at the top of the pay scale would not have received a wage rise, aside from a £96 a year increase in London weighting.Meanwhile, the lowest-paid ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to employee assistance programmes 2015
Central to an EAP’s operation is a confidential telephone line. This is available around the clock, providing staff with advice and information on a variety of matters, including psychological issues, relationship problems, addiction, childcare, eldercare, debt and legal worries.Most employees will be able to access support by phone or online, ...
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AnalysisWhat will be hot in flex in 2015?
If you read nothing else, read this…Technology will be a key driver of flex developments in 2015, particularly around integration technology that combines access to flex with personal finance and external links, such as price comparison sites.Health and wellbeing will feature prominently in flex offerings, with more options for health ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – January 2015
Read this month’s articles in the digital magazine by clicking the links below, or read the online versions by using the links to the right under ‘Related articles’ (these articles will go live in stages during January 2015).There is a growing trend among employers to transform reward and pensions specialist ...
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ArticleFinancial Education report 2015
View all stories from the report below:Jonathan Watts-Lay: Three steps to freedomNew flexibilities in pension access increases the need for workplace financial education.Financial education in numbersA round-up of the latest facts and figures about financial education.Andrea Finney: Helping to ease the burdenThere are a number of steps employers can take ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – January 2015
Read this month’s articles in the digital magazine by clicking the links below, or read the online versions by using the links to the right under ‘Related articles’ (these articles will go live in stages during January 2015).There is a growing trend among employers to transform reward and pensions specialist ...
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Article21% say their employer has contacted them about the pension freedoms
Less than a quarter (21%) of UK employees stated that their employer has contacted them regarding the new pension laws coming into force in April 2015, according to research from employee benefits consultancy Portus Consulting.The study, conducted online by Consumer Intelligence, surveyed 1,154 staff over 18 in December 2014, also ...
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Article23% take advantage of flexible working arrangements
Less than a quarter (23%) of employees have taken advantage of the option to obtain flexible working arrangements since its extension in June 2014, according to research from O2 Business.Its research of more than 2,000 employees found that a lack of trust (31%) was the main barrier preventing more widespread ...
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40% to introduce financial education
EXCLUSIVE: Just under 40% of employers are ready to implement a financial education strategy in 2015, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown.The investment firm’s report HL corporate pensions, based on a survey of 250 respondents, also found that almost half are concerned about whether their employees will be able to ...
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ArticleNearly half of over-50s want to keep working post 65
Almost half of employees (48%) over the age of 50 want to keep working between the age of 65 and 70, according to new research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The independent YouGov study, which surveyed more than 2,000 retired and non-retired people aged over 50, also revealed ...